Article
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B: more than an endocrine disorder.
Surgery - 1 Dec 1995
O'Riordain D S, O'Brien T, Crotty T B, Gharib H, Grant C S, van Heerden J A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN 2B) is a rare disorder differentiated from MEN 2A primarily by its extraendocrine features. This report describes the clinical spectrum and outcome of MEN 2B. METHODS: Twenty-one patients underwent operation for manifestations of MEN 2B betwee...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Adult
- Carcinoma, Medullary
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Colon
- Digestive System
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertrophy
- Infant
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b
- Phenotype
- Pheochromocytoma
- Thyroid Neoplasms